More love lessons from World Cup

Stop vetting potential partners like you are hiring for a corporate board; you are choosing a partner for a long road trip. You need to experience the person before you declare them the best lover. You have to keep pushing through long stretches of mental and physical strain, even when you are tired, frustrated or doubting the outcome. The couples that succeed are not necessarily the ones who had it easy, but those who kept fighting for the love, day after day.

Conflict must be resolved through empathy and honesty rather than violence.